EP3116073A1 - Boîtier étanche et procédé de raccordement dudit boîtier pour un câble électrique - Google Patents

Boîtier étanche et procédé de raccordement dudit boîtier pour un câble électrique Download PDF

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EP3116073A1
EP3116073A1 EP16177045.8A EP16177045A EP3116073A1 EP 3116073 A1 EP3116073 A1 EP 3116073A1 EP 16177045 A EP16177045 A EP 16177045A EP 3116073 A1 EP3116073 A1 EP 3116073A1
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Aymeric PEROT
Erwan Guillanton
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5202—Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/521—Sealing between contact members and housing, e.g. sealing insert
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/53—Bases or cases for heavy duty; Bases or cases for high voltage with means for preventing corona or arcing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/30—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member
    • H01R4/308—Conductive members located parallel to axis of screw
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
    • H01R9/24—Terminal blocks
    • H01R9/2491—Terminal blocks structurally associated with plugs or sockets
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5219—Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
    • H01R2201/26—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for vehicles

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  • the invention concerns the field of motor vehicles, and more particularly the field of casings for high current devices.
  • High current circuits (up to 200A for example) have been developed by the automotive industry, for example for hybrid vehicles and for automatic starting and stopping devices for the engine when the vehicle has stopped ("start & stop” system), etc.
  • circuits sometimes comprise components placed in the engine compartment and it is therefore necessary for these to be protected highly effectively from moisture or splashing liquid.
  • certain components are placed in casings and these casings must comply with specifications of type IP9K and IPx7. In other words, they must be sufficiently sealed to pass the water splash and water immersion tests.
  • sealed connectors are generally used.
  • the applicant has looked for a more economic solution than the use of sealed connectors.
  • the invention proposes a sealed casing accommodating at least one high current conduction element.
  • an element is for example a rigid metal bar (also called a "busbar"), but may also be a braid fitted with a terminal, a shunt or other element suitable for the conduction of current at the intensity level required by the application for which the casing is used.
  • the casing also comprises an electrically conductive metal ring housed in a cavity arranged in a wall of the casing.
  • This ring comprises a lower surface oriented towards the inside of the casing and in electrical contact with the high current conduction element.
  • the ring takes the form of a hollow cylinder with a lower surface and an upper surface substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder. The respective surfaces of the ring and the high current conduction element in contact with each other are firmly applied against each other, in order to ensure a good conduction of current between the two parts.
  • a water-tight barrier is created between a peripheral surface of the ring and the cavity in which it is housed.
  • the ring is cylindrical, it comprises a convex cylindrical outer surface, and the cavity in which it is housed comprises a concave cylindrical inner surface.
  • the seal between the two cylindrical surfaces may therefore be ensured by close contact between the two (obtained by moulding the casing over the ring for example) or by interposing a seal between them.
  • the outer peripheral cylindrical surface of the ring comprises an outer groove accommodating a ring seal in contact with both the ring and a surface of the casing.
  • the invention concerns an assembly comprising a casing as described above and at least one cable electrically connected to a terminal clamped to an upper surface of the ring.
  • a casing as described above and at least one cable electrically connected to a terminal clamped to an upper surface of the ring.
  • the invention concerns a method for connecting an electrical cable external to a casing to a high current conduction element housed in the casing, wherein a conductive ring is interposed between a terminal connected to the cable and the high current conduction element, to cause an electrical current between the terminal and the high current conduction element to pass substantially through the ring, and in that the ring is housed in a cavity of the casing with a water-tight barrier between the ring and the casing.
  • the terminal, the ring and the high current conduction element may be held and clamped together via a pin passing through them.
  • the casing 1 comprises a chamber 2 closed by a cover 3.
  • the casing 1 forms part of an assembly 100 also comprising four cables 4, each electrically connected to a respective terminal 5.
  • Each terminal 5 is housed in a compartment 6 of the chamber 2 in which it is held by means of a nut 7.
  • a printed circuit 8 is housed in the casing 1.
  • Three rigid metal bars 9 and a shunt 10 are mounted on the printed circuit board 8 to which they are electrically connected.
  • a metal pin 11 is mounted on each rigid metal bar 9 and on the shunt 10.
  • Each pin 11 comprises a head 12 (see figures 3 and 4 ) and a shank 13 with a smooth portion 13a (i.e. the cylindrical surface of which is smooth) and a threaded portion 13b (i.e. the cylindrical surface of which has a thread).
  • the threaded portion 13b is located towards a longitudinal end of the shank 13 opposite the head 12.
  • a ring 14 is threaded onto each pin 11.
  • Each ring 14 is made for example of brass.
  • the ring 14 has a hollow cylindrical form; it comprises a convex outer peripheral cylindrical surface 15 provided with a groove 16 accommodating an O-ring 17, a concave inner cylindrical surface 18, and also a lower surface 19 and an upper surface 20 which are flat and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder.
  • each smooth portion 13a of the pin 11 comprises another groove 21 accommodating another O-ring22.
  • a terminal 5 and a nut 7 are also threaded onto each pin 11.
  • each ring 14 is housed in a cavity 23 of the casing 1.
  • the O-ring17 forms a sealed barrier between the casing 1 and the ring 14.
  • the O-ring22 forms a sealed barrier between the ring 14 and the smooth portion 13a of the pin 11.
  • an interfacial seal 24 ensures a seal of the casing 1 between the chamber 2 and the cover 3.
  • the seal of the casing 1 is ensured both by the O-rings 17, 22 at the rings 14, and by the interfacial seal 24.
  • the rings 14 may be placed higher or lower in the cavities 23 along their respective pin 11, since the O-rings 17, 22 placed in their respective grooves 16, 21 maintain the seal on the cylindrical surfaces facing them.
  • This arrangement allows accommodation of high current conduction elements 9, 10 of different thicknesses.
  • the thickness of the high current conduction elements 9, 10 may thus vary by several millimetres without the need to use different components to compensate for variations in thickness. This simplifies and reduces the cost of production and assembly of the casings.
  • the method of connection and wiring of the casing 1 may comprise at least two stages: a first stage during which the pins 11 and the rings 14 are mounted on the casing 1, and a second stage - perhaps performed by another service provider - during which the cables 4 and the nuts 7 are mounted on the casing 1. Between the two stages, the rings are held in their respective cavities 13 thanks to the O-rings 17, 22 which apply a sufficient friction on the cylindrical surfaces facing them. Alternatively or additionally, protuberances and/or recesses on the rings 14 and/or the cavities 23 allow the rings 14 to be held in the latter.

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